Swimming at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's 100 metre backstroke
The women's 100 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 2011 Pan American Games took place on October 16 at the Scotiabank Aquatics Center in the municipality of Zapopan, near Guadalajara, Mexico.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion is Julia Smit of the United States.
| Women's 100 metre backstroke at the 2011 Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Scotiabank Aquatics Center |
| Dates | October 16 (preliminaries and finals) |
| Medalists | |
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This race consisted of two lengths of the pool, both lengths being in the backstroke.[2]
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record | Gemma Spofforth (GBR) | 58.12 | Rome, Italy | July 28, 2009 |
| Pan American Games record | Barbara Bedford (USA) | 1:01.71 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | March 14, 1995 |
Qualification edit
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (1:03.7) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 4, 2011). NOCs were also permitted to enter one athlete providing they had met the B standard (1:05.6) in the same qualifying period.[2]
Results edit
All times are in minutes and seconds.
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | GR | Games record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Heats edit
The first round was held on October 16.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Elizabeth Pelton | United States | 1:01.57 | GR, QA |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | Rachel Bootsma | United States | 1:01.75 | QA |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | Maria Fernanda Gonzalez | Mexico | 1:01.84 | QA |
| 4 | 1 | 4 | Fabiola Molina | Brazil | 1:02.81 | QA |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | Gisela Maria Morales | Guatemala | 1:02.95 | QA |
| 6 | 2 | 5 | Gabrielle Soucisse | Canada | 1:03.04 | QA |
| 7 | 3 | 6 | Carolina Colorado | Colombia | 1:03.22 | QA |
| 8 | 2 | 6 | Isabella Arcila | Colombia | 1:04.30 | QA |
| 9 | 1 | 6 | Cecilia Bertoncello | Argentina | 1:04.53 | QB |
| 10 | 1 | 5 | Etiene Medeiros | Brazil | 1:04.59 | QB |
| 11 | 3 | 2 | Florencia Perotti | Argentina | 1:04.94 | QB |
| 12 | 3 | 7 | Samantha Corea | Canada | 1:05.01 | QB |
| 13 | 1 | 2 | Jeserik Pinto | Venezuela | 1:05.27 | QB |
| 14 | 2 | 3 | Alana Dillette | Bahamas | 1:05.34 | QB |
| 15 | 2 | 7 | Estela Davis | Mexico | 1:05.50 | QB |
| 16 | 1 | 3 | Kiera Aitken | Bermuda | 1:05.63 | QB |
| 17 | 2 | 2 | Alana Berrocal | Puerto Rico | 1:06.09 | |
| 18 | 2 | 1 | Karen Vilorio | Honduras | 1:07.06 | |
| 19 | 1 | 7 | Kendese Nangle | Jamaica | 1:07.47 | |
| 20 | 3 | 1 | Ines Remersaro | Uruguay | 1:07.61 | |
| 21 | 1 | 1 | Laura Rodríguez | Dominican Republic | 1:09.51 |
B Final edit
The B final was also held on October 16.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4 | Cecilia Bertoncello | Argentina | 1:03.26 | |
| 10 | 6 | Samantha Corea | Canada | 1:04.03 | |
| 11 | 3 | Florencia Perotti | Argentina | 1:04.78 | |
| 12 | 7 | Alana Dillette | Bahamas | 1:04.85 | |
| 12 | 5 | Etiene Medeiros | Brazil | 1:04.85 | |
| 14 | 1 | Estela Davis | Mexico | 1:05.28 | |
| 15 | 2 | Jeserik Pinto | Venezuela | 1:05.38 | |
| 16 | 8 | Kiera Aitken | Bermuda | 1:06.12 |
A Final edit
The A final was also held on October 16.[4][5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Rachel Bootsma | United States | 1:00.37 | GR | |
| 4 | Elizabeth Pelton | United States | 1:01.12 | ||
| 3 | Maria Fernanda Gonzalez | Mexico | 1:02.00 | ||
| 4 | 6 | Fabiola Molina | Brazil | 1:02.04 | |
| 5 | 1 | Carolina Colorado | Colombia | 1:02.83 | |
| 6 | 7 | Gabrielle Soucisse | Canada | 1:02.88 | |
| 7 | 2 | Gisela Maria Morales | Guatemala | 1:03.37 | |
| 8 | 8 | Isabella Arcila | Colombia | 1:03.80 |
References edit
- ^ Guadalajara 2011 sessions 2011-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Swimming technical manual 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Women's 100m Backstroke Preliminaries[dead link]
- ^ a b "Finals – Day 2" (PDF). Best Swimming. 2011. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
- ^ Women's 100m Backstroke Final A[dead link]